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Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:50:55 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Watch Gov. John Kasich’s 2015 State of the State Addresshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/watch-gov-john-kasichs-2015-state-of-the-state-address/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/watch-gov-john-kasichs-2015-state-of-the-state-address/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 19:44:06 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9472In case you missed it, here is the full video of Gov. John Kasich’s 2015 State of the State address in Wilmington, OH.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/watch-gov-john-kasichs-2015-state-of-the-state-address/feed/0Tune in: State of the State Address – Tuesday at 7:00PMhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/tune-in-state-of-the-state-address-tuesday-at-700pm/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/tune-in-state-of-the-state-address-tuesday-at-700pm/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 16:04:56 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9467Tune in on Tuesday, February 24th for Gov. John Kasich’s 2015 State of the State Address – live from Wilmington at 7:00 PM. Watch online at: www.KasichForOhio.com/SOTS or www.OhioChannel.org

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/tune-in-state-of-the-state-address-tuesday-at-700pm/feed/0Editorial: Gov. John Kasich & Legislators Are Working to Protect Lake Erie & Waterwayshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasich-legislators-are-working-to-protect-lake-erie-waterways/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasich-legislators-are-working-to-protect-lake-erie-waterways/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 16:27:11 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9465Gov. John Kasich’s administration is working with legislators to craft new legislation that aims to protect Lake Erie and Ohio’s vital waterways. This Plain Dealer editorial has more details: The void of meaningful legislation in the wake of the Toledo water crisis six months ago was unconscionable, but finally – with Ohio Gov. John Kasich […]

Gov. John Kasich’s administration is working with legislators to craft new legislation that aims to protect Lake Erie and Ohio’s vital waterways. This Plain Dealer editorial has more details:

The void of meaningful legislation in the wake of the Toledo water crisis six months ago was unconscionable, but finally – with Ohio Gov. John Kasich setting the tone – the legislature is fast-tracking initiatives to protect and improve water quality in Lake Erie.

Manure and chemical fertilizers are believed to have been major catalysts in the toxic algal blooms that left nearly 500,000 residents of the western basin of Lake Erie without drinking water for three days last August.

In his 2016-17 proposed budget introduced this month, Kasich advocates prohibiting the application of manure or fertilizer to frozen, snow-covered or rain-saturated ground.

The Ohio Senate has written that prohibition into a proposed law, Senate Bill 1. The “Clean Lake Erie” bill surfed through the state Senate on a bipartisan wave of unanimity – passing 32-0 on Wednesday.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasich-legislators-are-working-to-protect-lake-erie-waterways/feed/0[PICS] Coach Meyer and the Ohio State Football Team Visit the Statehousehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-coach-meyer-ohio-state-football-team-visit-statehouse/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-coach-meyer-ohio-state-football-team-visit-statehouse/#commentsSat, 14 Feb 2015 14:44:47 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9457Gov. John Kasich welcomed Ohio State Football Coach Urban Meyer and members of the team that won this year’s national championship. #GoBucks

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-coach-meyer-ohio-state-football-team-visit-statehouse/feed/0Editorial: Gov. Kasich’s Worthy Higher-Ed Proposal Could Help Corral Student Debt and Costshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-kasichs-worthy-higher-ed-proposal-help-corral-student-debt-costs/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-kasichs-worthy-higher-ed-proposal-help-corral-student-debt-costs/#commentsFri, 13 Feb 2015 22:20:49 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9455In this recent editorial, the Plain Dealer weighs in on Gov. John Kasich’s recent state budget proposal and how it offers innovative ideas to ease the burden that higher educations costs put on Ohioans: Gov. John Kasich’s higher education plan, which seeks to drive down both the cost of public college in Ohio and the […]

In this recent editorial, the Plain Dealer weighs in on Gov. John Kasich’s recent state budget proposal and how it offers innovative ideas to ease the burden that higher educations costs put on Ohioans:

Gov. John Kasich’s higher education plan, which seeks to drive down both the cost of public college in Ohio and the high debt that drowns students, is an intriguing proposal that deserves serious consideration by the Ohio General Assembly.

Kasich’s two-year budget proposal would set aside $1.85 billion for higher education in fiscal year 2016, a two-percent increase from fiscal year 2015, and $1.89 billion in fiscal year 2017.

That contrasts with a number of other states that have cut funding for higher education. It also compares favorably with a plan the Ohio Senate has floated to slash college costs by imposing at least a five percent cut on the state’s funding ofpublic colleges.

Kasich’s plan is far more responsible, combining greater state outlays for higher education with efforts to trim costs for students and their families.

Cost-cutting is an important goal for colleges as the costs of higher education and the huge amount of school debt that many accrue force some families, particularly if they are low-income, to decide that college is an unaffordable luxury. Yet experts say that the right collegedegree — even if it’s just a two-year associate’s degree –can lift people into the middle class.

One way Kasich’s proposal would hold the line on costs is by requiringOhio’s public colleges to cap tuition increases at two percent in 2016 and freeze them for 2017.

Second, the governor recently signed an executive order creating a nine-member task force on college affordability and efficiency that will study how to streamline colleges.

Many families are frustrated by the high costs of college that inch up every year. Kasich’s panel should ensure that the state won’t use a hammer where a screwdriver will do. Kasich has previously used this panel approach with great effect, yieldingstrong, timely recommendations on college funding and capital budgets.

Cutting public college budgets likewiseis a great group project.

Third, Kasich’s higher education proposal seeks to whittle down the cost of college by expanding Advanced Placement classes and other college credit courses in high school so that more high school students can get college credit before they go to college.

Fourth, although the details are still sketchy, Kasich proposes a $120 million college debt relief fund to help students pay off their loans if they graduate from Ohio’s public colleges and take in-demand jobs in the state.

And finally, Kasich doesn’t leave out community college students and regional campus students. Low-income students who want to go to summer school will finally be given access to need-based Ohio College Opportunity Grant fundsso they can complete school faster.

The governor’s timely and sensible ideas to improve college attainment in Ohio deserve speedy consideration by Ohio lawmakers.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-kasichs-worthy-higher-ed-proposal-help-corral-student-debt-costs/feed/0Plain Dealer: Details on the Governor’s Plan to Reduce College Costs & Help with Student Debthttps://www.kasichforohio.com/plain-dealer-details-governors-plan-reduce-college-costs-help-student-debt/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/plain-dealer-details-governors-plan-reduce-college-costs-help-student-debt/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 21:26:11 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9452Below is an excerpt from a recent Plain Dealer story about Gov. John Kasich’s recent actions to reduce college costs and do more to help students with debt: Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order Tuesday creating a task force to take on the costs of higher education across the state. The Ohio Task Force […]

Below is an excerpt from a recent Plain Dealer story about Gov. John Kasich’s recent actions to reduce college costs and do more to help students with debt:

Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order Tuesday creating a task force to take on the costs of higher education across the state.

The Ohio Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency in Higher Education will be composed of nine people whose mission is to identify ways that two-year and four-year institutions can reduce costs without cutting education levels.

“Everybody knows — every student, every parent, every university and community college president — anybody who is not living on the moon understands the fact that everybody feels the pressure of rising college and university costs,” Kasich said. “I don’t like to predict the future, but Mom and Dad and students need to know that we are very, very aware of these costs.”

Geoff Chatas, chief financial officer at Ohio State University, will chair the committee. Kasich said he selected Chatas because the university already has been addressing cost containment.

“Ohio State, over the last few years, has embarked on a major program to get to the heart of the cost drivers,” Kasich said. He cited, specifically, the university’s decision to privatize parking operations to generate revenue.

Kasich will appoint five members of the task force. The Ohio House and Ohio Senate each will appoint two.

“What I’m looking for is numbers people, smart business people, business people who can get right in to the foundation of these schools and figure out a good game plan,” Kasich said.

The task force’s charge is for it to have a report to the governor by Oct. 1.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/plain-dealer-details-governors-plan-reduce-college-costs-help-student-debt/feed/0Editorial: Gov. John Kasich’s State Budget Proposal Offers Ohioans a $523 Million Tax Cuthttps://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-state-budget-proposal-offers-ohioans-523-million-tax-cut/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-state-budget-proposal-offers-ohioans-523-million-tax-cut/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 19:00:06 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9440Below are some excerpts from a recent Dispatch editorial about the tax cuts Gov. John Kasich recently proposed in his two-year state budget proposal: As in his previous budgets, Gov. John Kasich’s newest proposal continues the overhaul of Ohio tax policy. The overhaul is vital to the economic health of the state. The overarching aim […]

Below are some excerpts from a recent Dispatch editorial about the tax cuts Gov. John Kasich recently proposed in his two-year state budget proposal:

As in his previous budgets, Gov. John Kasich’s newest proposal continues the overhaul of Ohio tax policy. The overhaul is vital to the economic health of the state.

The overarching aim is to promote savings and investment to drive economic growth. With economic growth come jobs and better futures for all Ohioans. In practice, this means taxing income less and consumption more.

The primary means of promoting savings and investment is to allow Ohioans to keep more of their income, thus the governor’s proposal to further cut the state income tax for individuals and for small businesses, and to increase personal tax exemptions for Ohioans making less than $80,000 a year.

These changes would reduce the income-tax burden on Ohio taxpayers by $5.7 billion a year.

To offset this loss of revenue, the governor proposes a variety of new taxes and tax increases on consumption of goods and services. He would raise the state sales tax by half a percentage point and broaden the base of the tax to include services such as lobbying, public relations, management consulting, cable subscriptions and the tax break on auto trade-ins, among others.

Together, these changes would recoup $5.2 billion in tax revenue, resulting in a net tax reduction of $523 million over two years.

And

The governor’s proposal once again pushes for an increase in severance taxes, to ensure that Ohioans receive a fair share when drillers extract the irreplaceable oil and gas from the state’s rich shale deposits. Lawmakers should drop their opposition to this eminently sensible proposal. Kasich’s plan will not drive drillers from the state and by using the severance tax to reduce income taxes, all Ohioans benefit, including every constituent represented by every state senator and representative.

Give-and-take on the details in such a broad tax-policy plan is to be expected, but the overall thrust of the Kasich plan is beneficial and should be supported by the legislature.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-state-budget-proposal-offers-ohioans-523-million-tax-cut/feed/0Biz Journal Daily: Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Highlights Small Biz Tax Cut in Youngstownhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/biz-journal-daily-lt-gov-mary-taylor-highlights-small-biz-tax-cut-youngstown/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/biz-journal-daily-lt-gov-mary-taylor-highlights-small-biz-tax-cut-youngstown/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 18:50:19 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9437Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor was recently in Youngstown to highlight how Gov. John Kasich’s proposed income tax cut for small businesses will help Ohioans create new jobs. Read more here from the Business Journal Daily: Sherry Treharn, CEO, of JL Treharn & Co., says Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax on […]

Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor was recently in Youngstown to highlight how Gov. John Kasich’s proposed income tax cut for small businesses will help Ohioans create new jobs. Read more here from the Business Journal Daily:

Sherry Treharn, CEO, of JL Treharn & Co., says Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax on some small businesses would enable her company to reinvest in its operations and add employees — something the furniture maker hasn’t done in a while.

“It is helping us to at least consider for the first time in a very long time making some purchases towards improving our equipment, and hopefully long-term, making some changes that will give us better footing in the marketplace, which will help us hire more,” Treharn said Thursday

JL Treharn played host to Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor yesterday as she toured the company’s workshop and met with Treharn and her father, Terry Treharn.

The company, on the ground floor of the Ward Bakery Building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., manufactures reproduction antique furniture, a market in decline for several years, Treharn said.

The company is fortunate to be among just eight or so left in the country that perform this work and manufacture these products. “It’s made the same way it was made hundreds of years ago, using techniques perfected by American craftsmen,” Treharn related.

Meeting with reporters following her tour, Taylor told them that companies such as Treharn serve as an example of how the governor’s tax proposal could help these companies expand their operations and create jobs.

“The income tax tends to be the tax that’s most devastating to economic recovery,” she said. “The governor and I feel very strongly about giving businesses like Treharn the opportunity to be successful, stay in Ohio and grow right here.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/biz-journal-daily-lt-gov-mary-taylor-highlights-small-biz-tax-cut-youngstown/feed/0WDTN-2: Gov. John Kasich Rallies Support for Small Business Tax Cut in Daytonhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/wdtn-2-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-small-business-tax-cut-dayton/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/wdtn-2-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-small-business-tax-cut-dayton/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 18:42:39 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9434Gov. John Kasich was in Dayton recently to meet with students and small business owners. They discussed his recent state budget proposal and how it’s aimed to create better opportunities for all Ohioans. WDTN-2 News has more: You can watch the original video here.

Gov. John Kasich was in Dayton recently to meet with students and small business owners. They discussed his recent state budget proposal and how it’s aimed to create better opportunities for all Ohioans. WDTN-2 News has more:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/wdtn-2-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-small-business-tax-cut-dayton/feed/0State Impact Ohio: Gov. John Kasich Visits Cleveland School – Highlights Education Initiativeshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/state-impact-ohio-gov-john-kasich-visits-cleveland-school-highlights-education-initiatives/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/state-impact-ohio-gov-john-kasich-visits-cleveland-school-highlights-education-initiatives/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 18:33:27 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9430Gov. John Kasich recently visited a Cleveland charter school to highlight education policy initiatives as part of his proposed two-year state budget. Here is more from State Impact Ohio – IdeaStream: You can listen to the original audio here.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/state-impact-ohio-gov-john-kasich-visits-cleveland-school-highlights-education-initiatives/feed/0Editorial: Ohio is Poised for the Futurehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-poised-future/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-poised-future/#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 16:21:37 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9424This recent Dispatch Editorial highlights Gov. John Kasich’s inaugural address and the journey that Ohio has been on these past years recovering from an $8 billion state budget shortfall and 400,000 lost jobs. Gov. John Kasich’s job-creating agenda is working and as the Dispatch notes, Ohio is well poised for the future: When he was […]

This recent Dispatch Editorial highlights Gov. John Kasich’s inaugural address and the journey that Ohio has been on these past years recovering from an $8 billion state budget shortfall and 400,000 lost jobs. Gov. John Kasich’s job-creating agenda is working and as the Dispatch notes, Ohio is well poised for the future:

When he was inaugurated on Monday to his second term, John Kasich took the reins of a state dramatically different from the one that confronted him on his first day in office back in 2011.

Four years ago, Job No. 1 for the new governor was rescue and repair. He had to claw back an Ohio economy in freefall and a state budget in chaos. Ohioans had lost jobs and in many cases their homes, by the thousands.

Much of Kasich’s first term was spent rebuilding and realigning the economic, financial and governmental foundations of the state, because disarray in all of these spheres deterred businesses from making investments and robbed Ohioans of the opportunity to make the most of their talents.

Fixing these fundamentals was necessary to set the stage for Ohioans to unleash an economic renaissance.

With Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and a talented team of advisers and experts, his administration closed the yawning chasm in the state budget, reorganized many government programs to make them more efficient, and then retooled Ohio’s economic-development program and its tax structure to give businesses and entrepreneurs the encouragement and the stable base upon which to launch and expand businesses and hiring.

Today’s Ohio is a far cry from the train wreck it was four years ago. Looking for a job no longer is a fruitless exercise.

To make the most of Ohio’s renewed prospects, Kasich urged residents of the state to embrace personal responsibility, as well as responsibility to their families and to the less-fortunate in their communities.

“We need to own our own actions and be responsible for our own decisions,” he said. “Don’t blame others. There are no excuses.”

He invoked President John F. Kennedy, adapting a quote from his 1961 inauguration speech to call for individual initiative and compassion: “Don’t ask what someone else can do for you, but what you can to help yourself and to help someone else.”

In essence, Kasich’s approach has been to create the conditions in which Ohioans can once again build their own businesses, careers, families and futures, while ensuring the basic safety net — such as medical care — for those who cannot provide for themselves.

Today’s Ohio is a different place than the Ohio of 2011, and that explains the change of focus evident in the governor’s second inaugural address.

“We’ve tuned up the machinery. And we’ll have Ohio back on the road again. And together we’re gathering speed. We’re charting the course. We’re moving forward. And together we’re reaching out to more and more of our neighbors and friends who had been left behind. And we’re giving them a chance to share in the growing prosperity of our state. This is our work. This is Ohio’s work. And look how far we’ve come,” Kasich said.

His address dealt little with policies and programs he expects to launch or further in his second term, though doubtlessly they will come with the same energy and competent execution that characterized his first term. Instead, Monday’s address was a call to Ohioans to seize the opportunities available to them.

As they have throughout history, Ohioans are responding. And in Kasich’s second term, the state’s residents are likely to see a bounty of return on the investments made in his first.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-poised-future/feed/0Dispatch: 750 New Jobs Coming to Ohio – Read Morehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/dispatch-750-new-jobs-coming-ohio-read/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/dispatch-750-new-jobs-coming-ohio-read/#commentsWed, 14 Jan 2015 23:23:17 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9415Ohio got some more great news this week as Fuyao Auto Glass announced a new, $130 million investment and the creation of 750 new jobs. Read more from the Dispatch: A Dayton-area expansion by a Chinese auto-glass manufacturer is welcome news to Columbus-based Safelite Auto Glass. Fuyao Glass America will expand its still-in-the-works Moraine plant […]

Ohio got some more great news this week as Fuyao Auto Glass announced a new, $130 million investment and the creation of 750 new jobs. Read more from the Dispatch:

A Dayton-area expansion by a Chinese auto-glass manufacturer is welcome news to Columbus-based Safelite Auto Glass.

Fuyao Glass America will expand its still-in-the-works Moraine plant to supply glass to Honda, GM and others by adding production lines for aftermarket windshields and glass for sale to Safelite and others.

That represents an investment of $130 million and the creation of 750 jobs, on top of the more than $200 million investment in the former General Motors plant and the promised 800 jobs announced a year ago.

Fuyao’s plant is expected to open this year.

Fuyao Chairman Cao Dewang and Gov. John Kasich made the announcement yesterday.

“We have a lot to celebrate. I think you scored a couple of touchdowns with that announcement,” Kasich told Cao in a reference to Ohio State University’s national-championship victory over Oregon.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/dispatch-750-new-jobs-coming-ohio-read/feed/0Gov. John Kasich & Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Take Oaths of Officehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-take-oaths-office/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-take-oaths-office/#commentsTue, 13 Jan 2015 17:18:52 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9411On Monday, Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor took their oaths to begin their second terms. At a Columbus ceremony, Gov. Kasich encouraged Ohioans to strive to work together and help those in need. From the Plain Dealer: “In an address that ran nearly an hour, the governor noted improvements to the state — […]

On Monday, Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor took their oaths to begin their second terms. At a Columbus ceremony, Gov. Kasich encouraged Ohioans to strive to work together and help those in need.

“In an address that ran nearly an hour, the governor noted improvements to the state — a balanced budget, restored rainy day fund and an economy in which the jobless rate has declined and new jobs have been added.

“Let’s not get comfortable. We can’t start thinking we’ve done enough,” Kasich said. “Thinking we can ease up and slow it down, that’s a deception.”

And new efforts, he said, will require that people set aside their differences and work together.

“Are we able to think about the common good? Are we able to think about what’s best for all?” he asked.”

“But in his speech — interrupted a dozen times by applause — Kasich said state government is there to help, and he implored Ohioans to reach out to assist both neighbors and strangers.

“You can help those who cannot help themselves, and, in some cases, it can be a temporary way station. And do not be bitter at people who need temporary help. Do not be that way. . . . I will continue to make sure we are able to catch each other if we fail and help those who struggle live with dignity and grace deserving (of) a child of God,” Kasich said.

The governor said problems confronting Ohioans “can only be solved if you turn on a light in someone else’s life. . . . It’s a path I choose to try to walk every day. And it is the path I will chart for the next four years as governor of Ohio.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-take-oaths-office/feed/0Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Kasich Family!https://www.kasichforohio.com/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-kasich-family/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-kasich-family/#commentsWed, 24 Dec 2014 15:54:12 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9407Our family wishes you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year! -The Kasich Family “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.” – Luke 2:10

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-kasich-family/feed/0BREAKING: Record Setting Job Numbershttps://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-record-setting-job-numbers/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-record-setting-job-numbers/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 20:05:24 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9405The latest job numbers prove that our pro-jobs agenda is working in Ohio. At 5.o%, Ohio’s unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been since 2001 and with 19,400 new private sector jobs created in November, Ohio is now up 282,800 jobs since January 2011! This is great news for our state, and it inspires us […]

The latest job numbers prove that our pro-jobs agenda is working in Ohio.

At 5.o%, Ohio’s unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been since 2001 and with 19,400 new private sector jobs created in November, Ohio is now up 282,800 jobs since January 2011!

This is great news for our state, and it inspires us to keep our momentum going. We’ll need your support next year as we work to continue our effort to make Ohio even more jobs-friendly, so stay tuned for more details about how you can help.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-record-setting-job-numbers/feed/0Editorial: Gov. John Kasich’s First Term – ‘A Job Well Done’https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-first-term-job-well-done/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-first-term-job-well-done/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 15:23:49 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9399In this recent editorial, the Dispatch highlights how far Ohio has come with great leadership from Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor. Please share this editorial with your contacts! With last month’s election a fading memory and the legislature adjourned for the year, Ohio looks to be in a short political lull for […]

In this recent editorial, the Dispatch highlights how far Ohio has come with great leadership from Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor. Please share this editorial with your contacts!

With last month’s election a fading memory and the legislature adjourned for the year, Ohio looks to be in a short political lull for the holidays. It’s a good time to consider how far the state has come in the past four years under the leadership of Gov. John Kasich, who will begin his second term in January.

Even more so than most governors, Kasich had his work cut out for him from Day One. Welcomed by a lingering, deep economic downturn and an $8 billion budget shortfall, Kasich quickly rolled up his sleeves. He plugged the budget hole and restored the state’s rainy-day fund, which then contained $1.78. Within two years, that figure was $482 million.

He has created a climate and a streamlined economic-development approach that has helped gain back thousands of the 400,000 jobs that were lost under his predecessor, Ted Strickland. At the same time, and also with an eye to encouraging a stronger economy, Kasich got rid of the estate tax and cut income taxes. These tax moves were a particular boon to small businesses, which create the majority of new private-sector jobs in America.

Kasich can’t be accused of favoring the wealthy over the needy; he has time and again proved himself to be both compassionate and pragmatic in his approach. At the same time he was helping middle-class business people keep more of their money and create jobs, he was backing programs to aid former convicts in their re-entry into the community, where they often struggle to find jobs and avoid recidivism.

Defying pressure from conservative ideologues, Kasich expanded Medicaid coverage in Ohio, saying he felt it was a moral obligation to see that the poor have access to health care. He also has directed additional state resources to fight Ohio’s relatively high infant-mortality rate — which disproportionately affects the poor — and to provide immediate care to poor pregnant women, in a bid to forestall problems that occur when babies are born prematurely, underweight or drug-dependent.

In fact, Kasich’s innovative Office of Health Transformation, headed by Greg Moody, has worked tirelessly to find innovative ways to help keep poor and lower-income Ohioans healthy. Like most of his decisions, this came out of Kasich’s sense that it was the right thing to do and also the sensible thing: If Ohioans are healthier, they are less likely to require more costly care down the road and more likely to be contributing members of the community and the economy.

One major change that Moody’s office was involved with was redirecting money from nursing homes, which have had an extremely powerful lobbying presence at the Ohio Statehouse for years, to home-based care. That care is more cost-effective and more popular with seniors and their families. In his second term, ensuring the quality of that care should be a priority.

Kasich doesn’t plan to slow down after winning re-election in a landslide. He will continue efforts to increase Ohio’s severance taxes on oil and gas drillers, reduce income taxes for all Ohioans and reform the state’s deeply flawed charter-school law.

It’s been a very busy four years for Kasich and a good four years for Ohioans, whose prospects are immeasurably better today than they were when he stepped into office. May his next four be as successful and beneficial for the state.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-gov-john-kasichs-first-term-job-well-done/feed/0Editorial: Ohio is Doing More to Combat Infant-Mortalityhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-combat-infant-mortality/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-combat-infant-mortality/#commentsThu, 11 Dec 2014 18:23:54 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9394This recent editorial from the Columbus Dispatch highlights Gov. Kasich’s work along with Ohio legislators to combat our state’s high infant-mortality rate. More help is on the way to combat the sad and vexing problem of Ohio’s high infant-mortality rate. At last week’s Ohio Infant Mortality Summit in Columbus, Gov. John Kasich announced two new […]

This recent editorial from the Columbus Dispatch highlights Gov. Kasich’s work along with Ohio legislators to combat our state’s high infant-mortality rate.

More help is on the way to combat the sad and vexing problem of Ohio’s high infant-mortality rate.

At last week’s Ohio Infant Mortality Summit in Columbus, Gov. John Kasich announced two new programs aimed at reducing infant deaths, while a bill that will improve nationwide data collection on sudden infant deaths, authored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, passed the House on Wednesday.

Correctly calling Ohio’s infant-mortality rate “unacceptable” — it is among the worst in the nation, with more than 1,000 Ohio babies dying each year before they reach their first birthday — Kasich said the Ohio Medicaid program immediately will start providing more services, such as additional preventive care along with alcohol and drug services.

The state also will spend $900,000 to fund four “pregnancy projects,” in a mix of urban and rural areas, to provide services and support for expectant mothers. Both projects will be funded with federal dollars.

Though it affects those at all socioeconomic levels, high infant-mortality rates tend to correlate with poverty and the social problems with which poverty often is intertwined.

In addition, the rate among African-Americans, at 15.5 deaths per 1,000 births, is twice the rate of 6.4 per 1,000 among whites.

The new state efforts will be focused largely on Columbus and nine other areas identified as “ hot spots” for infant mortality.

In Franklin County, an average of more than three families per week bury an infant.

These initiatives join ones already being undertaken at the state level and in central Ohio, as exemplified by the recently formed Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force.

Last year, Kasich announced a $4.2 million campaign to help babies born to mothers addicted to opiate painkillers and narcotics, putting both infants and their mothers at risk. The Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS) Project aids pregnant women in getting drug-free before they give birth, and helps care for their children after they are born.

In a move to further raise awareness about the issue of babies born to women who use drugs, Kasich last week signed into law House Bill 465, designating the first week in July as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Week.

That disorder results from newborns being exposed to certain opiates and narcotics, leading to low birth weight and respiratory problems, among other issues, which can contribute to infant deaths.

Meanwhile at the federal level, the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act seeks to enhance record-keeping and reporting that may be used to better understand and address infant mortality nationwide. The bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate by Brown along with Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire.

There are no easy, quick answers to this issue that is a shadow on Ohio’s reputation as a good place for children and families.

These latest moves, though, are encouraging, showing that Ohio leaders at all levels of government are recognizing the problem and taking action to combat it.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/editorial-ohio-combat-infant-mortality/feed/0[VIDEO] Gov. John Kasich Talks with Fox’s Neil Cavuto About Ohio’s Jobs Planhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/video-gov-john-kasich-talks-foxs-neil-cavuto-ohios-jobs-plan/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/video-gov-john-kasich-talks-foxs-neil-cavuto-ohios-jobs-plan/#commentsThu, 11 Dec 2014 16:37:01 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9392Gov. John Kasich. spoke with Fox’s Neil Cavuto about how Ohio is setting an example for other states and the nation about how to balance our budgets and create jobs. Watch a short clip here: You can watch the full interview here, including more about why America needs a federal balanced budget.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/video-gov-john-kasich-talks-foxs-neil-cavuto-ohios-jobs-plan/feed/0ABC’s “This Week” – Gov. John Kasich Tells Ohio’s Story – Setting an Example for Other Stateshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/abcs-week-gov-john-kasich-tells-ohios-story-setting-example-states/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/abcs-week-gov-john-kasich-tells-ohios-story-setting-example-states/#commentsSun, 07 Dec 2014 19:17:48 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9390Gov. John Kasich was recently on ABC’s “This Week” to speak about how Ohio is creating better opportunities for people and setting an example for other states and the nation to follow. More ABC US news | ABC World News You can watch the original clip here.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/abcs-week-gov-john-kasich-tells-ohios-story-setting-example-states/feed/0Dayton Biz Journal: Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Discusses Ohio’s Common Sense Initiativehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/dayton-biz-journal-lt-gov-mary-taylor-discusses-ohios-common-sense-initiative/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/dayton-biz-journal-lt-gov-mary-taylor-discusses-ohios-common-sense-initiative/#commentsFri, 05 Dec 2014 15:21:12 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9387Lt. Governor Mary Taylor recently visited with the Dayton Business Journal and discussed Ohio’s Common Sense Initiative. Read some excerpts below about how this program is cutting red tape and regulations that were harming Ohio’s small businesses: Ohio’s government is in the midst of a “culture change” to make the rules easier to do business, […]

Lt. Governor Mary Taylor recently visited with the Dayton Business Journal and discussed Ohio’s Common Sense Initiative. Read some excerpts below about how this program is cutting red tape and regulations that were harming Ohio’s small businesses:

Ohio’s government is in the midst of a “culture change” to make the rules easier to do business, Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor says.

In a meeting with Dayton Business Journal’s editorial board, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor discussed the state government’s “Common Sense Initiative,” (or CSI) a plan aimed at reducing red tape for businesses to grow. It’s been a major initiative of Taylor and Gov. John Kasich, and she said the goal has been to remove the hurdles that have hindered businesses from growing, something often heard while campaigning for election in 2010.

“We’re not about getting rid of regulations,” she said. “We’re about regulations that protect the health and safety of Ohioans but doing it in a common sense way.”

And she says it has led to some successes. For example, she said building permits, liquor issues, environmental regulations and other policies can be difficult for businesses to comply with, especially when agencies sometimes say contradictory things or have different standards in different parts of the state.

“We’re not trying to curtail the laws that affect the environment or keep people safe, but we want to look at how some of these can be hard for businesses to work through,” Taylor said.

Still, Taylor said there is progress to be made. Going forward, efforts will focus on a “culture change” within state government.

CSI also looks to form a communication plan for getting the word out to businesses by talking to groups, associations and media, as well as a more proactive approach that includes process-oriented changes such as reducing paperwork and improving communication across agencies.

“I think we are significantly better than we were,” Taylor said about how business-friendly the state is now versus when she and Kasich were elected. “(But) I always think there is more progress to make.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/dayton-biz-journal-lt-gov-mary-taylor-discusses-ohios-common-sense-initiative/feed/0Eagle Gazette: Ohio’s First Family Selects the Gov’s Residence Christmas Treehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/eagle-gazette-ohios-first-family-selects-govs-residence-christmas-tree/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/eagle-gazette-ohios-first-family-selects-govs-residence-christmas-tree/#commentsFri, 05 Dec 2014 14:45:59 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9385Ohio’s First Family recently visited the Albert Family Tree Farm in Amanda, OH to select the Christmas Tree for the Ohio Governor’s Residence. Read more from the Lancaster Eagle Gazette about this Ohio tradition: The Albert-Macioci family has always had endless options when it comes to selecting the perfect Christmas tree. Once the first trees […]

Ohio’s First Family recently visited the Albert Family Tree Farm in Amanda, OH to select the Christmas Tree for the Ohio Governor’s Residence. Read more from the Lancaster Eagle Gazette about this Ohio tradition:

The Albert-Macioci family has always had endless options when it comes to selecting the perfect Christmas tree.

Once the first trees were planted, it took about eight to 10 years for the trees to mature, but once they did, the farm grew to be part of many families’ Christmas traditions, including Ohio’s first family.

“The last 32 years, the governors come and get their tree,” Roxanne said. “It goes back to Dick Celeste. He was a family friend of ours and it just kind of continued.”

Gov. John Kasich recently came with his family to pick out their tree.

“Kasich is the fastest,” she said. “He walked out there and said ‘That’s the one. That’s a beautiful tree.’ He knows what he wants and that was a gorgeous tree.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/eagle-gazette-ohios-first-family-selects-govs-residence-christmas-tree/feed/0BREAKING: Scarlet Letter Day and the new Honorary Ohioanshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-scarlet-letter-day-new-honorary-ohioans/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-scarlet-letter-day-new-honorary-ohioans/#commentsFri, 28 Nov 2014 18:32:44 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9382Not everyone is lucky enough to be an Ohioan, but with the Michigan game upon us, we’re granting that honor to a select few. ….oh, and we’re banning that letter again. Go Buckeyes! Beat Michigan! -Gov. John Kasich

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/breaking-scarlet-letter-day-new-honorary-ohioans/feed/0The Latest Job Numbershttps://www.kasichforohio.com/latest-job-numbers/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/latest-job-numbers/#commentsMon, 24 Nov 2014 14:59:00 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9377The latest job numbers are in and they prove that Gov. John Kasich’s commonsense pro-jobs agenda is working in Ohio. In October, 8,400 new private sector jobs were created, bringing Ohio to a total of 259,300 new private sector jobs created since Gov. Kasich took office. The state’s unemployment rate is now at 5.3% – […]

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/latest-job-numbers/feed/0Guest Column: State Rep. Jim Buchy – Workers Compensation Refunds Help Localitieshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/guest-column-state-rep-jim-buchy-workers-compensation-refunds-help-localities/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/guest-column-state-rep-jim-buchy-workers-compensation-refunds-help-localities/#commentsMon, 24 Nov 2014 14:19:25 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9380In this guest column, State Representative Jim Buchy explains how Governor John Kasich and the State Legislature have teamed together to fight for “skinny government” while saving local governments money. Read the column from The Daily Advocate. A major focus of Ohio lawmakers ever since Governor Kasich took office has been to fight for skinny […]

In this guest column, State Representative Jim Buchy explains how Governor John Kasich and the State Legislature have teamed together to fight for “skinny government” while saving local governments money. Read the column from The Daily Advocate.

A major focus of Ohio lawmakers ever since Governor Kasich took office has been to fight for skinny government. Saving local governments money is part of this fight.

As part of this process, the Ohio Attorney General’s office initiated a program that helps local governments recover outstanding debt owed to them by Ohioans who didn’t pay their taxes.

Debt recovery services like this are only the start of the assistance that local governments will receive from the state. Recently, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation proposed to cut premium rates for municipalities by 9.1 percent. This reduction would save local government employers an estimated $19 million.

Workers’ compensation premiums have decreased steadily since 2011 and with this cut local government employers will enjoy an overall reduction in their premiums of 20 percent. This can be done because government employee risk factors are decreasing.

In addition to these savings, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is encouraging employers to invest in workplace safety. More than $8 million in safety grants has been given out, and additional safety measures benefit employees and the entire business as a result.

The department is also sending money back to ratepayers through a program initiated by Governor Kasich. The goal of this program is to increase the safety and wellness of Ohio’s workforce by offering a one-time $1 billion rebate to both private and public employers who pay into the workers’ compensation system. This is building off of last year’s $1 billion rebate to private employers.

Giving back local governments the money that they deserve is important. It allows local leaders to put that money back in the local economy however they see fit. In this case, Governor Kasich is encouraging local governments to use this money to implement further safety measures to ensure the wellness of Ohio’s workforce.

With the “Another Billion Back” initiative, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has given over $2 billion in rebates to public and private employers in Ohio in the past two years. The savings provided by all of these programs have allowed local governments to enjoy their lowest rates in 30 years.

With Governor Kasich leading the fight to reduce the size of government in Ohio, we can be sure that local governments and businesses in Ohio will only continue to reap the benefits of savings and smart investments. In the state legislature, I will continue to work for my constituents and the local communities in which they live.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/guest-column-state-rep-jim-buchy-workers-compensation-refunds-help-localities/feed/0TIME: Kasich takes the Stagehttps://www.kasichforohio.com/time-kasich-takes-stage/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/time-kasich-takes-stage/#commentsFri, 14 Nov 2014 17:00:25 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9368Recently, Governor Kasich interviewed with Time magazine to discuss Ohio’s comeback and the Governor’s plans to launch a national campaign to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment – changing the culture of Washington, and not just the numbers. Below is an excerpt from that interview. “Throughout his first term as governor, the Republican struggled to manage the […]

Recently, Governor Kasich interviewed with Time magazine to discuss Ohio’s comeback and the Governor’s plans to launch a national campaign to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment – changing the culture of Washington, and not just the numbers. Below is an excerpt from that interview.

“Throughout his first term as governor, the Republican struggled to manage the complicated politics of his swing state, taking criticism from the left for scaling back the influence of public sector unions and from the right for accepting federal money from Obamacare to expand Medicaid. On Tuesday, he won by 32 percentage points in one of the most politically polarized states in the nation, making inroads with women and minorities across the state, as he scooped up independent votes.

Kasich: ‘I think that we had a program that covered really—I like to call it the 360 program. We build a stronger economy; help with tax cuts and some reform of regulations, and balancing budgets and all of that. And in addition to that, once the economy’s strong, which is the most important thing you can do, then you have an obligation to help the people I like to say live in the shadows.’

Kasich: ‘Minorities feel now—I can’t speak for all of them—but a number of the leaders feel there is a place for them. So everyone was included, Ohio is doing better, and I think it’s become a lot more united. We’re basically an ideas administration. We don’t rest on our laurels, we don’t play a lot of politics. We look at problems, try to fix them, and come up with new and cool things that’ll help the state.’ ”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/time-kasich-takes-stage/feed/0Marietta Times: Ohio voters like what they see from Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times-ohio-voters-like-see-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times-ohio-voters-like-see-kasich/#commentsFri, 14 Nov 2014 16:29:40 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9369 Below is an excerpt of an article from the Marietta Times about how Ohioans approve of the innovative and pro-jobs policies of Governor Kasich. “By re-electing Kasich, with nearly a two-to-one margin over his Democrat opponent, Ohioans were declaring that, by and large, they approve of how the state has been managed. And by […]

Below is an excerpt of an article from the Marietta Times about how Ohioans approve of the innovative and pro-jobs policies of Governor Kasich.

“By re-electing Kasich, with nearly a two-to-one margin over his Democrat opponent, Ohioans were declaring that, by and large, they approve of how the state has been managed. And by sending other officeholders back to Columbus, voters reacted favorably to their policies, too.

What Buckeye State voters were saying last week was that they approve of the direction in which state government is heading. They like the detail-oriented attention to promoting economic development. They appreciate tax relief for families and job-creating businesses. They believe reforms intended to reduce prison overcrowding are working. And they think public school improvement is needed.

Kasich has been an innovative governor – sometimes to the extent that lawmakers have balked at his proposals. Clearly, however, voters want him to keep up the good work. Their message, in effect, was that they want the governor to stay the course during his second term.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times-ohio-voters-like-see-kasich/feed/0The Delphos Herald: Gov. John Kasich Wins the Youth Vote 56% – 41%https://www.kasichforohio.com/delphos-herald-gov-john-kasich-wins-youth-vote-56-41/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/delphos-herald-gov-john-kasich-wins-youth-vote-56-41/#commentsTue, 11 Nov 2014 20:23:19 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9366Below is an excerpt from a The Delphos Herald article about how Gov. John Kasich’s conservative, pro-jobs policies have made an impact on young voters. “In Ohio, Governor John Kasich won the youth vote — 10 percent of the electorate — outright by a 56-41 margin. Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity said Americans decisively […]

Below is an excerpt from a The Delphos Herald article about how Gov. John Kasich’s conservative, pro-jobs policies have made an impact on young voters.

“In Ohio, Governor John Kasich won the youth vote — 10 percent of the electorate — outright by a 56-41 margin.

Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity said Americans decisively voted for limited government this past election and confirmed that jobs and the economy are their top priorities.

‘As we saw on election day, young people are rejecting the era of big government that put us in this dire economic situation,’ Feinberg said, ‘Washington’s new leadership should view this as a chance to take seriously the task of decreasing youth unemployment and ensuring a better future for young people.’ “

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/delphos-herald-gov-john-kasich-wins-youth-vote-56-41/feed/0The Economist: Is Gov. John Kasich’s Agenda Setting an Example for Other States to Follow?https://www.kasichforohio.com/economist-gov-john-kasichs-agenda-setting-example-states-follow/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/economist-gov-john-kasichs-agenda-setting-example-states-follow/#commentsThu, 06 Nov 2014 17:12:46 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9360Below is an excerpt from a The Economist article about Gov. John Kasich’s conservative, pro-jobs agenda and how it’s setting an example for other states and the nation to follow: WHAT is conservatism for? In the election campaign just past, too many Republicans ignored that question. Instead they went negative, harnessing the anger of voters who […]

Below is an excerpt from a The Economist article about Gov. John Kasich’s conservative, pro-jobs agenda and how it’s setting an example for other states and the nation to follow:

WHAT is conservatism for? In the election campaign just past, too many Republicans ignored that question. Instead they went negative, harnessing the anger of voters who feel that America is going to ruin and have no faith in President Barack Obama. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the canny Republican who will now lead the Senate, boiled down his pitch to a yell of revolt against Democrats as eco-warriors, liberal zealots and government bullies. Further distilled to fit on McConnell campaign bumper-stickers, this became: “Coal. Guns. Freedom.”

North of Kentucky in the swing state of Ohio, the Republican governor, John Kasich, secured re-election on November 4th with much duller bumper-stickers, bearing such slogans as “Kasich works.” No matter. He won by a staggering margin of 31 points.

Mr Kasich, who is 62, is proud of his conservative achievements: balancing a budget that faced an $8 billion shortfall when he took office in 2011, cutting taxes and red tape to boost job-creation. He is prouder still of what prosperity enables him to do.

In the governor’s telling, conservatism must have a moral purpose. Republicans should celebrate those who are successful—Americans do not hate the rich, they want to join them, he likes to say, quoting his late father, a postman. Conservatives should encourage those already on their way (he enthuses about job-training schemes and school reforms, and notes that Ohio is trying to steer more state contracts to non-white entrepreneurs). Lastly, a prosperous state should use its resources to help the weak—those who, in a favourite Kasich phrase, “live in the shadows”, including the mentally ill or drug addicts. He has worked to keep minor offenders out of prison and to help ex-inmates find jobs.

In a string of pre-election rallies he spent no time attacking Mr Obama—an extraordinary omission for a Republican. Instead he urged his fellow Republicans to canvass Democratic relatives and friends (at a rally near Lima this drew a “pshaw” of disdain from one activist). Mr Kasich can sound positively preacher-like, declaring: “When you die and go to heaven, I don’t know that St Peter is going to ask, did you balance the budget? He is probably going to ask what you did for the least of those [around you].”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/economist-gov-john-kasichs-agenda-setting-example-states-follow/feed/0PRESS RELEASE: Kasich Election Victory Statementhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/press-release-kasich-election-victory-statement/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/press-release-kasich-election-victory-statement/#commentsWed, 05 Nov 2014 01:24:55 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9357Gov. John Kasich released the following statement after being declared the winner in this year’s gubernatorial election: “Ohio’s made a lot of progress in the past four years because we had the courage to come together to solve tough problems. The result is that Ohio is getting stronger every day. Though the challenges may change in […]

Gov. John Kasich released the following statement after being declared the winner in this year’s gubernatorial election:

“Ohio’s made a lot of progress in the past four years because we had the courage to come together to solve tough problems. The result is that Ohio is getting stronger every day. Though the challenges may change in the next four years, we know how to tackle them head on–don’t be afraid to make tough choices, come together to solve problems, keep government small, manage responsibly and have the determination to lift up our neighbors. I’m proud of what we’ve all accomplished—and will accomplish—and grateful for the chance to play a role in it. My family, our team of volunteers, our supporters, our staff and, most important, the people of Ohio–thank you for being there to support me and thank you for all you do every day for our great state.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/video-exciting-victory-rally-w-govs-kasich-christie-barbour/feed/0[PICS] Governors Kasich, Christie and Barbour Rally Ohioans to Vote in Columbushttps://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-governors-kasich-christie-barbour-rally-ohioans-vote-columbus/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-governors-kasich-christie-barbour-rally-ohioans-vote-columbus/#commentsSat, 01 Nov 2014 21:27:04 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9337At a rally with over 700 people, Gov. John Kasich, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and the Republican statewide team were joined by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour for an exciting Victory Rally. Here are some pictures from both the rally and an earlier morning stop to visit with local […]

At a rally with over 700 people, Gov. John Kasich, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and the Republican statewide team were joined by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour for an exciting Victory Rally. Here are some pictures from both the rally and an earlier morning stop to visit with local Republicans at a Delaware County breakfast:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-governors-kasich-christie-barbour-rally-ohioans-vote-columbus/feed/0[PICS]: Gov. John Kasich Rallies Support in Adams County – Let’s Win!https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-adams-county-lets-win/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-adams-county-lets-win/#commentsTue, 28 Oct 2014 18:57:01 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9312Gov. John Kasich attended a Get Out The Vote event in Adams County recently and asked Ohioans to support his jobs-agenda that’s working. Here are some pictures from the event:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-gov-john-kasich-rallies-support-adams-county-lets-win/feed/0[PICS] John Kasich and Mary Taylor Rally Votes at Weekend Rallieshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-john-kasich-mary-taylor-rally-votes-weekend-rallies/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-john-kasich-mary-taylor-rally-votes-weekend-rallies/#commentsMon, 27 Oct 2014 19:51:09 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9301Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were on the road last weekend for a series of events around Ohio to rally support for the Nov. 4th election. Here are some photos from the Get-Out-The-Vote events in Morrow, Crawford and Delaware counties, as well as a post (here) about the Marion County event. Please […]

Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were on the road last weekend for a series of events around Ohio to rally support for the Nov. 4th election. Here are some photos from the Get-Out-The-Vote events in Morrow, Crawford and Delaware counties, as well as a post (here) about the Marion County event.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-john-kasich-mary-taylor-rally-votes-weekend-rallies/feed/0Marion Star: Gov. John Kasich & Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Visit Marion Career Centerhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/marion-star-gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-visit-marion-career-center/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/marion-star-gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-visit-marion-career-center/#commentsMon, 27 Oct 2014 19:29:57 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9296Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor visited the Tri-Rivers Career Center to learn more about the programs that are helping Ohioans find their career paths. They also encouraged attendees to vote this fall and support Gov. Kasich’s jobs agenda that’s working. The Marion Star has more: Ohio Gov. John Kasich asked how Marion’s […]

Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor visited the Tri-Rivers Career Center to learn more about the programs that are helping Ohioans find their career paths. They also encouraged attendees to vote this fall and support Gov. Kasich’s jobs agenda that’s working. The Marion Star has more:

Ohio Gov. John Kasich asked how Marion’s Tri-Rivers Career Center stacks up to similar programs in the state during his visit Saturday.

“I’m trying to figure out the whole system’s doing,” he said. “This may be good, and great, but how about in this part of the state, how did they do?”

Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor toured Tri-Rivers and the Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative as part of their “Get Out the Vote” initiative.

There are 49 career centers/joint vocational schools in Ohio. TRCC Superintendent Chuck Speelman and communications director Ellen Messenger said each school has different strengths, though Tri-Rivers’ may be the strongest robotics program.

“We’re really moving at the speed of business,” Messenger said.

The governor said schools like TRCC can help students who do not want to continue education in a traditional setting.

“You really want to convince the education community, and mothers and fathers, that this is really a great place — this kind of a place is a great place to go,” he said.

“We want to make sure every kid in the state of Ohio has this kind of opportunity,” Taylor said.

Kasich suggested that students in RAMTEC programs should get high school credit for their work in manufacturing facilities.

“We need to get kids interested in what they’re doing,” he said.

“What excites me about this facility…it appears that kids are excited as well. Kids are really excited. And when kids get excited about education, what can be better than that?”

Kasich and Taylor encouraged voters to support their local and statewide Republican candidates at a speech after the tour.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/marion-star-gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-visit-marion-career-center/feed/0ENDORSED: The Vindicator Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-vindicator-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-vindicator-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsSun, 26 Oct 2014 16:33:27 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9285The Vindicator endorsed Gov. John Kasich’s re-election. Here are some excerpts: We have thought long and hard about this race, and after interviewing each of the candidates, poring over their resumes and studying their positions on a range of issues, we have concluded that Kasich is deserving of re-election. Ohio is recovering from the national […]

The Vindicator endorsed Gov. John Kasich’s re-election. Here are some excerpts:

We have thought long and hard about this race, and after interviewing each of the candidates, poring over their resumes and studying their positions on a range of issues, we have concluded that Kasich is deserving of re-election.

Ohio is recovering from the national economic recession, and Kasich has laid a solid foundation for growth.

The Vindicator endorses the governor for re-election, and we urge him to make bipartisanship the hallmark of his second term.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-vindicator-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0ENDORSED: The Cleveland Plain Dealer Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cleveland-plain-dealer-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cleveland-plain-dealer-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsFri, 24 Oct 2014 12:25:33 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9269The Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsed Gov. John Kasich’s re-election, citing his kept promises to make decisions that are best for Ohioans and laying the groundwork for job creation. Here are some excerpts: But also as a matter of political reality, Republican Kasich deserves that re-election. He has proven himself a good governor – and an […]

The Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsed Gov. John Kasich’s re-election, citing his kept promises to make decisions that are best for Ohioans and laying the groundwork for job creation. Here are some excerpts:

But also as a matter of political reality, Republican Kasich deserves that re-election. He has proven himself a good governor – and an excellent fiscal manager of Ohioans’ money.

His vision on issues critical to Cleveland, from the Cleveland schools plan to making the city’s Opportunity Corridor a reality to protecting Lake Erie, has been transformative for Northeast Ohio.

Kasich deserves that re-election, for his vision and his efforts to be a governor of all the people, from Steubenville, to Lima, to Medina and Cleveland.

Kasich doesn’t hesitate to preen over improved employment numbers, including restoring the bulk of the 350,000 jobs lost during predecessor Ted Strickland’s administration – and rightfully so.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cleveland-plain-dealer-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0ENDORSED: Kasich/Taylor Team Endorsed by the Ohio Laborers’ District Councilhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-kasichtaylor-team-endorsed-ohio-laborers-district-council/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-kasichtaylor-team-endorsed-ohio-laborers-district-council/#commentsThu, 23 Oct 2014 21:11:35 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9264Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor received the endorsement of the Ohio Laborers’ District Council at a recent announcement event in Youngstown. Here are some pictures from the event:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-kasichtaylor-team-endorsed-ohio-laborers-district-council/feed/0Gov. John Kasich & Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Attend the Circleville Pumpkin Showhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-attend-circleville-pumpkin-show/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-attend-circleville-pumpkin-show/#commentsThu, 23 Oct 2014 15:03:10 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9234Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor joined other Republican candidates at a rally during the Circleville Pumpkin Show. Afterward, they walked around the show to visit with Ohioans. Below are some pictures and a video:

Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor joined other Republican candidates at a rally during the Circleville Pumpkin Show. Afterward, they walked around the show to visit with Ohioans. Below are some pictures and a video:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/gov-john-kasich-lt-gov-mary-taylor-attend-circleville-pumpkin-show/feed/0ENDORSED: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Regional Council of Carpentershttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-indiana-kentucky-ohio-regional-council-carpenters/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-indiana-kentucky-ohio-regional-council-carpenters/#commentsWed, 22 Oct 2014 17:48:34 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9230At a recent Columbus event, Gov. John Kasich received the endorsement of the Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters. Here are some pictures from the event:

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-indiana-kentucky-ohio-regional-council-carpenters/feed/0ENDORSED: The Record-Courier Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-record-courier-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-record-courier-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsMon, 20 Oct 2014 19:56:31 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9186Below are several excerpts from the Record-Courier’s endorsement of Gov. John Kasich for re-election: John Kasich has delivered on the campaign promises he made four years ago. He has promoted economic growth for Ohio while focusing on lowering the state’s income tax as a means of spurring development. When he took office in 2011, Ohio […]

Below are several excerpts from the Record-Courier’s endorsement of Gov. John Kasich for re-election:

John Kasich has delivered on the campaign promises he made four years ago. He has promoted economic growth for Ohio while focusing on lowering the state’s income tax as a means of spurring development.

When he took office in 2011, Ohio was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession. Joblessness was at about 10 percent and the new administration inherited an $8 billion budget gap. Raising taxes, he believed, wasn’t the answer for bringing the state out of the financial ditch.

Four years ago, when we endorsed John Kasich for governor, we noted his “refreshing sense of confidence,” willingness to pursue “a bolder, more innovative approach” to government and “‘can-do’ attitude that could go a long way toward moving Ohio off dead center.” We believe, overall, that he has fulfilled those expectations and deserves a second term. We endorse John Kasich for re-election.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-record-courier-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0Ironton Tribune: Gov. John Kasich Visits – Asks for Supporthttps://www.kasichforohio.com/ironton-tribune-gov-john-kasich-visits-asks-support/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/ironton-tribune-gov-john-kasich-visits-asks-support/#commentsMon, 20 Oct 2014 19:22:38 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9180Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were in Ironton recently to rally support for their re-election campaign. The Ironton Tribune has more: When a train horn blew as it got closer to The Depot restaurant in Ironton on Friday, Gov. John Kasich abruptly stopped talking. He turned his ear toward the back of […]

Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were in Ironton recently to rally support for their re-election campaign. The Ironton Tribune has more:

When a train horn blew as it got closer to The Depot restaurant in Ironton on Friday, Gov. John Kasich abruptly stopped talking. He turned his ear toward the back of the building and as the train rumbled past.

“I love that,” Kasich said as he listened to squeaks and shrills of the passing locomotive. “They say you can’t get jobs here. That’s jobs. That’s money going by here.”

The Depot was filled to capacity with people listening to Kasich conjure support for he and fellow Republicans as Nov. 4 draws near.

When Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor took office in January 2011 Ohio was faced with an $8 billion budget deficit, Taylor said. Ohio’s credit was at risk of being downgraded and 350,000 jobs had been lost in the private sector.

“Things have gotten better in Ohio and I hope you can feel it,” Kasich said. “We went from a loss of 350,000 jobs in the state to a gain of 250,000 jobs. We have a $1.5 billion surplus. Some people want to spend that surplus, but we’re not going to.”

Gov. Kasich has cut taxes by $3 billion since taking office and offered a 75 percent tax cut for small businesses, Taylor said.

Kasich also iterated that while in office Ohio’s unemployment rate is down to a six-year low of 5.6 percent.

“Ohio is back on track,” Taylor said. “We are better off than we were three and a half, four years ago. We are reaching out, asking for your help because we want Ohio to stay on this path. We know Ohio can, but it’s going to take the re-election of a very good governor and strong leader; and that’s John Kasich.”

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/ironton-tribune-gov-john-kasich-visits-asks-support/feed/0ENDORSED: Crain’s Cleveland Business Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-crains-cleveland-business-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-crains-cleveland-business-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsMon, 20 Oct 2014 15:59:35 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9173Below are some excerpts from the Crain’s Cleveland Business endorsement of Gov. John Kasich for re-election: In 2010, we endorsed Republican John Kasich for governor and stressed the importance of balancing the state’s budget. It’s that simple, we said then. Kasich would be better at balancing the budget than incumbent Gov. Ted Strickland. Kasich beat Strickland […]

In 2010, we endorsed Republican John Kasich for governor and stressed the importance of balancing the state’s budget. It’s that simple, we said then. Kasich would be better at balancing the budget than incumbent Gov. Ted Strickland.

Kasich beat Strickland by 2 percentage points that November. His reward? He inherited a state in bad fiscal shape. Ohio was on the ropes from the nation’s economic collapse that began in 2007. The state had lost 350,000 jobs. Unemployment was above 10%. And the budget? It was saddled with an $8 billion deficit.

Fast forward four years, and Kasich has tallied an impressive list of accomplishments, chief among them moving the state’s budget from red to black and still managing to create a $1.5 billion rainy-day fund. Under Kasich’s guidance, more than 245,000 jobs have been created in Ohio. Unemployment is at 5.7%. Tax breaks for citizens and businesses have totaled about $3 billion. And the state’s business climate has been improved, with a retooled economic development effort in JobsOhio.

John Kasich has earned a second term as governor of Ohio. He is a sound fiscal officer focused on balancing the budget and creating jobs for Ohioans. He deserves to be re-elected.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-crains-cleveland-business-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0ENDORSED: The Canton Repository Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-canton-repository-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-canton-repository-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsMon, 20 Oct 2014 15:52:40 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9170The Canton Repository endorsed Gov. John Kasich for re-election. Here are some excerpts from their editorial: Government is better, Ohio stronger for his leadership In four years as governor, John Kasich has made state government better — stronger financially, more appealing to business and more protective of Ohioans who need the state’s services. Kasich, a […]

The Canton Repository endorsed Gov. John Kasich for re-election. Here are some excerpts from their editorial:

Government is better, Ohio stronger for his leadership

In four years as governor, John Kasich has made state government better — stronger financially, more appealing to business and more protective of Ohioans who need the state’s services.

Kasich, a Republican, has accomplished this both by leading and by letting others lead. And he has done it by unifying his party around some issues and bucking the party on others.

The Repository editorial board urges voters to give Kasich a second term.

Taking the helm during an economic recession, Kasich worked with the Legislature to get Ohio out of an $8 billion budget hole. The state’s rainy-day fund, which was under a dollar in 2010, is nearing $2 billion.

Innovative approaches by Kasich have allowed considerable progress in two other big-ticket areas of state government. His decision to sell Ohio Turnpike bonds is enabling the Department of Transportation to repair and replace infrastructure much sooner than it could have done otherwise In contrast, higher education is benefiting from a more cohesive approach to capital improvements because Kasich took a step back — he told state university presidents to work together to come up with the right plan.

Universities also now receive state funding based on their graduation rates, not enrollment rates, and the Third Grade Reading Guarantee is opening up a brighter academic future for young students.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-canton-repository-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0ENDORSED: The Cincinnati Enquirer Encourages Gov. John Kasich’s Re-Electionhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cincinnati-enquirer-encourages-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cincinnati-enquirer-encourages-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/#commentsSat, 18 Oct 2014 17:24:12 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9163The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Gov. John Kasich for re-election this year. Here is an excerpt from their editorial: But we will officially say this: Republican Gov. John Kasich has done a competent job in his first term, and we endorse him for re-election. He has overseen a gradual improvement in the state’s economy, and his […]

The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Gov. John Kasich for re-election this year. Here is an excerpt from their editorial:

But we will officially say this: Republican Gov. John Kasich has done a competent job in his first term, and we endorse him for re-election. He has overseen a gradual improvement in the state’s economy, and his administration has helped Greater Cincinnati land some good jobs.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-cincinnati-enquirer-encourages-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/feed/0ENDORSED: The National Rifle Association Endorses Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-national-rifle-association-endorses-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-national-rifle-association-endorses-gov-john-kasich/#commentsSat, 18 Oct 2014 16:23:57 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9157Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were in Chillicothe recently to meet with members of the 2nd Amendment and Sportsmen for Kasich Coalition groups and to receive the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. Here are some pictures from the event. Be sure to join our coalition groups by using these pages: (2nd […]

Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor were in Chillicothe recently to meet with members of the 2nd Amendment and Sportsmen for Kasich Coalition groups and to receive the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. Here are some pictures from the event.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-national-rifle-association-endorses-gov-john-kasich/feed/0[PICS] Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Rallies Support in Lucas Countyhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-lt-gov-mary-taylor-rallies-support-lucas-county/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-lt-gov-mary-taylor-rallies-support-lucas-county/#commentsSat, 18 Oct 2014 15:59:57 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9153Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor joined Attorney General Mike DeWine, Congressman Bob Latta and other Republicans in Toledo for a get out the vote rally! Here are some pictures: Visit Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Website to Get Involved

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/pics-lt-gov-mary-taylor-rallies-support-lucas-county/feed/0ENDORSED: The Times-Gazette Supports Gov. John Kasich’s Re-Electionhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-times-gazette-supports-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-times-gazette-supports-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/#commentsSat, 18 Oct 2014 15:44:07 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9151In the latest endorsement, the Times-Gazette makes the case about why Gov. John Kasich deserves to be re-elected: Ohio Gov. John Kasich took over a state four years ago that had been staggered by several decades of economic decline and sent to the canvas by a brutal recession. Today, he confidently can ask voters if […]

In the latest endorsement, the Times-Gazette makes the case about why Gov. John Kasich deserves to be re-elected:

Ohio Gov. John Kasich took over a state four years ago that had been staggered by several decades of economic decline and sent to the canvas by a brutal recession. Today, he confidently can ask voters if the Buckeye State is in better shape than it was back then. The answer is a resounding “yes” and the reason why Kasich, a Republican, deserves a second term as governor.

]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-times-gazette-supports-gov-john-kasichs-re-election/feed/0The Marietta Timeshttps://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times/#commentsFri, 17 Oct 2014 17:13:25 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9294The post The Marietta Times appeared first on John Kasich for Ohio.
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]]>https://www.kasichforohio.com/marietta-times/feed/0ENDORSED: Salem News – Re-Elect Gov. John Kasichhttps://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-salem-news-re-elect-gov-john-kasich/
https://www.kasichforohio.com/endorsed-salem-news-re-elect-gov-john-kasich/#commentsThu, 16 Oct 2014 15:12:03 +0000https://www.kasichforohio.com/?p=9146In this editorial, the Salem News endorses Gov. John Kasich’s re-election and explains why Ohio is stronger today thanks to his leadership. Here are some excerpts: When John Kasich took the reins as governor of Ohio in January 2011, the state was a mess. Far from being able to do anything meaningful to improve the […]

In this editorial, the Salem News endorses Gov. John Kasich’s re-election and explains why Ohio is stronger today thanks to his leadership. Here are some excerpts:

When John Kasich took the reins as governor of Ohio in January 2011, the state was a mess. Far from being able to do anything meaningful to improve the state – and address rampant unemployment – state leaders could not even get their own house in order. Among the first priorities of the new governor and General Assembly had to be closing an $8 billion gap in the state’s two-year budget.

They did that quickly and effectively. Then Kasich moved on to making progress happen for Ohioans.

Kasich would be among the first to emphasize politicians do not create jobs. All they can do is eliminate barriers for the private sector to do so.

During Kasich’s administration, state government seems to have done an excellent job of that. Tax relief for Buckeye State residents has left more money in their pockets. Trimming taxes for businesses has allowed them to create more jobs. Overall, state tax breaks under the Kasich administration have totaled about $3 billion.

Four years ago, Ohioans were preoccupied with hoping state government could dig its way out of a mess that had been allowed to build for years.

Now, they can have reason for optimism – much of it because of Kasich’s leadership.

The Salem News endorses Kasich for re-election as governor. Ohio voters who want more progress should cast their ballots for him in the Nov. 4 election.